So, in other words, they can just purposely do a 3 fold repetition and do a draw, making this a little pointless.

The CLASSIC GM Draw:

It does say both players have to agree to the draw, which seems to contradict this. Imagine if it came to this position and one of the players refused to accept the draw just to break the record for the longest chess game, or maybe because they're having a really bad day and are the uber jerk.

Thanks for writing this article. I have been following the tournament intently. Caruana has been playing well, yes, but I feel his success is, in part, due to the poor play of the other players, relative to their usual playing ability.

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